- Vehicles
- 1,370
- Built between
- Dec 1971 – Mar 1972
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 28 June 1972
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 1971 and March 1972. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1972 Chevrolet ME 60Built December 1971 to March 1972
- 1972 GMC ME 65Built December 1971 to March 1972
Timeline
- Vehicles builtDecember 1971 to March 1972
- Recall reported to NHTSA5 July 1972
- Owners notified28 June 1972
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 5 July 1972.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Chevrolet campaign no 72-C-08.GMC campaign no 72-C-6.POSSIBILITY thathendrickson rear suspension equalizer beams may have hairline cracks, caused byuse of water rather than oil, during quenching of steel forgings.condition,after extended service, could affect beams so that they break and cause vehiclecontrol to be affected due to potential loss of rear suspension.(correct byinspecting and replacing beams where necessary.)
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.